The fourth CH-53K helicopter successfully completed its first flight on August 31. The CH-53K will ultimately work with the U.S. Marine Corps as its heavy-lift helicopter to transport troops and ...

Airframe BF-01 performed the F-35's first vertical landing on Mar. 18, 2010, and the first vertical takeoff on May 10, 2013, at NAS Patuxent River. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off ...

The U.S. Dept. of Defense issued a $232.4-million modification to an existing contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., covering acquisition of “long-lead time materials” in the lead-up to full-rate ...

Without a single trace of modesty, the American military calls the CH-53K King Stallion the most powerful heavy-lift helicopter in its arsenal. Born in the stables of helicopter maker Sikorsky back in ...

STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (LMT) company, received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to a maximum of 99 CH-53K ® King Stallion ...

Sikorsky Aircraft, the Stratford-based helicopter manufacturer, has been awarded a nearly $11 billion contract with the U.S. Navy in a major win for the state. The Connecticut helicopter manufacturer, ...

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (Stratford, Conn., USA), a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., reported on April 10 that it has successfully completed an initial series of tests required by the Naval Air ...

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s LMT business unit, Sikorsky Aircraft, recently clinched a contract to procure extra-long-lead-time materials to aid full-rate production of Lot 10 of the CH-53K helicopter for ...

GE Aerospace has secured a $1.4 billion contract from Naval Air Systems Command for Lots 9–13 of T408 engines for the U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter. What Are the Terms ...

From unstable airframes to a lack of safety features, not all pilots in the US Air Force are qualified to fly these aircraft. The program intends to deliver 200 CH-53K helicopters to replace the aging ...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel to explore the amazing features and capabilities of the world’s biggest helicopters like the famous Soviet Mil Mi-26 or the gigantic US CH-53 Helicopter originally ...